Higher education is abuzz with the news of the Kaplan-Purdue deal. In today’s UncompromisingEDU, Learning House CEO Todd Zipper talks about what the acquisition means for higher education, how it benefits both institutions and how it might affect the landscape of higher ed.

As the knowledge base expands, alumni are looking for ways to continue their education from an institution they already trust. Here are five options colleges and universities can consider to help alumni acquire the skills they need while increasing student lifetime value and increasing revenue potential.

Coding bootcamps have demonstrated their value by publishing statistics on graduation rates, job placement and other success metrics. But what do these statistics mean? In today’s UncompromisingEDU, Learning House CEO Todd Zipper discusses the CIRR Initiative and what it can do to improve transparency and accountability among coding bootcamps. By verifying success metrics and holding them all to the same standard, we can ensure they remain meaningful.

The crisis of rising student debt presents an enormous problem for our society. Is higher education providing value to justify the debt, especially given the chances of that debt being passed on to taxpayers? In today’s UncompromisingEDU, Todd Zipper discusses one possible solution: income share agreements. These contracts between students and corporations can provide an alternative or supplement to federal or private student loans that has the potential to impose less burden on students — and more accountability on colleges.

Reflection is an essential part of learning, and the end of a year provides an excellent opportunity to reflect upon that year. Last year, Learning House CEO Todd Zipper made some predictions about trends in higher education during 2016. This year, he examines those predictions, talks about which ones came true and which didn’t, and makes some more forecasts, this time into 2017. How accurate was he?